American Gothic Pilot (Season 1, Episode 1)
TV-14
TV Episode | 47 min | Drama, Horror, Thriller

American Gothic

Pilot (Season 1, Episode 1)

TV-14

TV Episode | 47 min | Drama, Horror, Thriller

In Trinity, South Caroline, the boy Caleb Temple is celebrating his birthday with his deranged father and his beloved disturbed and traumatized sister Merlyn Temple. Out of the blue, she starts repeating over and over "someone's at the ...See moreIn Trinity, South Caroline, the boy Caleb Temple is celebrating his birthday with his deranged father and his beloved disturbed and traumatized sister Merlyn Temple. Out of the blue, she starts repeating over and over "someone's at the door" and her father tries to kill her. Caleb flees and brings Sheriff Lucas Buck and Deputy Ben Healy that arrest his father. However Ben accidentally witnesses Lucas breaking Merlyn's neck in her room and blaming her father for the death. Caleb goes to the hospital and the alcoholic Dr. Matt Crower examines him. Lucas comes to the hospital expecting to adopt Caleb and does not allow that the sheriff takes custody of the boy. Then Lucas goes to the jail and Caleb's father mysteriously commits suicide. Meanwhile Caleb's distant cousin Gail Emory comes to Trinity to take custody of the boy. Caleb receives messages written in blood telling him to go home and he goes and meets the spirit of Merlyn that shows that their mother was raped by the sheriff. Lucas uses the schoolteacher Selena Coombs, who is his lover, to control Ben. Gail and Matt go to Caleb's house trying to rescue the boy from Lucas. Written by Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil See less

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21 cast members

Name	Known for
Gary Cole Sheriff Lucas Buck Sheriff Lucas Buck See fewer	Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby (2006)
Paige Turco Gail Emory Gail Emory See fewer	Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze (1991)
Jake Weber Dr. Matt Crower Dr. Matt Crower See fewer	Dawn of the Dead (2004)
Brenda Bakke Selena Coombs Selena Coombs See fewer	L.A. Confidential (1997)
Sarah Paulson Merlyn Temple Merlyn Temple See fewer	12 Years a Slave (2013)
Lucas Black Caleb Temple Caleb Temple See fewer	Sling Blade (1996)
Nick Searcy Deputy Ben Healy Deputy Ben Healy See fewer	The Old Way (2023)
Sonny Shroyer Gage Temple Gage Temple See fewer	Forrest Gump (1994)
Lynda Clark Rita Barber Rita Barber See fewer	I Know What You Did Last Summer (1997)
Michael Burgess Dan Truelane Dan Truelane See fewer	Venom (2018)
Margo Moorer Danielle Davenport Danielle Davenport See fewer	Forrest Gump (1994)
Lucius Houghton Deputy Cammalous Deputy Cammalous See fewer	Pet Sematary II (1992)
Troy Simmons Josh Davenport Josh Davenport See fewer	Little Giants (1994)
Tammy Arnold Caleb's Mother Caleb's Mother See fewer	Mr. Mercedes (2017)
McKenzie LaCoss 6 Year Old Merlyn (as McKenzie LaCross) 6 Year Old Merlyn (as McKenzie LaCross) See fewer	American Gothic (1995)
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